I will add to your list. And I am glad, Representative, that you made mention that no benefit cuts are included in the language of the bill. So these are another bit of freedoms that we are talking about in this measure.

Thank you very much for bringing us together. There is so much to talk about with this bill, but you know, as what has been mentioned with Representative Ryan, a family living on an annual income of $50,000 gets the $5,800 tax credit…

Representative Garamendi, I couldn't agree more. I think Representative Watson says it well. There is all the call for civil discussion, exchange of information to do things analytically and substantively when it comes to a huge industry…

I think what is important to note is the nomenclature on this one is rather offensive. We talk about the doughnut hole as being Medicare part D, but who is paying that? Is Medicare paying that? No, our senior community. Our senior citizens…

Representative Garamendi, again thank you for bringing us together. I think in addition to that, and you are very right, to have oversubsidized the Medicare Advantage programs some 12 to 14 percent, people say where are the costs coming…

I would have to add to your list of benefits in this measure is the stabilization of the Medicare trust fund, providing that trust fund as we go forward being a stronger element out there, enabling us to again provide the Medicare benefits…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for the opportunity. You know, when I listen to the discussion on this floor, when I hear my friends from the other side of the aisle talk about the great plan that they have put forth, I think I…

Everybody on that side is throwing numbers around. The numbers I would like to think about for a second are more dates than numbers. It seems that everything that could be going wrong in this country, according to that side, started on…

As we face what may be one of the most important decisions Congress has made in our lifetime, I would like to highlight what a huge, positive impact the passage of health care reform will have on the lives of American women, on the health…

As we contemplate a historic vote to reform health care, I would like to emphasize how critically important this bill is to the women of this country. According to a report prepared by the Joint Economic Committee, which I chair, an…

I think it is so important for us to move forward and not be derailed in our efforts to reform what is important policy in this country. Health care, obviously, is something that needs to be provided in terms of insurance to our working…

My colleagues, a great injustice is that they have considered a pregnancy as a preexisting condition. Now, you hear that children are our future, and they are our future; yet in health care plans, to cover the cost of having a…

Madam President, I rise today to speak about this critical legislation we have before us--The Federal Aviation Administration Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. I wish to thank Chairman Rockefeller, Chairman…

Mr. President, I would like to start by saying how much I admire the family members of the victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407. They are an amazing group of people. They have advocated tirelessly for a year, making numerous trips to Capitol…

Mr. President, I make a unanimous consent that immediately after the Senator from Alabama speaks, I be recognized for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Alabama. Health Care

May I ask the Senator from Alabama a question. How much time does he intend to use?

Mr. President, I will support the motion to waive the point of order. I believe I have 1 minute left. The world is topsy-turvy. My Republican colleagues are opposing a tax cut to businesses, large and small, that hire people. This is…

Mr. President, I rise in support of the legislation before us and the motion to waive the point of order. This is a good day for American workers, for Congress is focusing on what they have asked us to focus on. Congress is focusing on…